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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rye Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rye Beach and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Rye Beach:
- 42.976694, -70.769534
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Rye Beach
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- Since Rye Beach is near York County and also Essex County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for York County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Essex County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Rye Beach
Communities Also Named Rye Beach ...
We found one communities that are also named Rye Beach.
Within New Hampshire, the name Rye Beach is unique.
Beyond New Hampshire, there is another community also named Rye Beach in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Erie County
- This Rye Beach is located in Erie County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the west of the Rye Beach that is located in Rockingham County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Rye Beach.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rye Beach ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Breakfast Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Breakfast Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakfast Hill
- Cable Road
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cable Road is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Road
- Cemetery Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cemetery Corners is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Corners
- Fogg Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fogg Corner is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg Corner
- Great Boars Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland Station is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Station
- Little Boars Head
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Little Boars Head is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Boars Head
- Maplehaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maplehaven is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplehaven
- Meadowbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Meadowbrook is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Puddle Dock ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Puddle Dock is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puddle Dock
- Town Hall Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Town Hall Corner is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hall Corner
How Far From Rye Beach to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rye Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rye Beach and extending to:
- Exeter, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies just to the West.
- Concord, which is the State Capital of New Hampshire, lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Rye Beach to Concord, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 431 miles [693.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,468 miles [8,799.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,177 miles [9,940.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,053 miles [6,522.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rye Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Rye Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rye Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9767, Longitude: -70.7695 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.706 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.372 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.119 degrees. |
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